I left the Regs about 3 months ago and regret doing it. Though civvy street offers me lots that i need i miss the Army. I understand that you need to wait for a certain amount of time before re-enlisting for the regs, does this apply for the TA?

nah my local TA unit is B squadron Royal Wessex Yeomanry, i have not approached them yet as i thought i would get the heads up from you guys first. It was my Platoon commander who threatened me with the Waiting for re-enlistment thing. O yeah........ whats the sort of likley-hood of going on Ops with a TA tankie unit?

Your PC was talking bollox. If you want to go back into the Regs, just call up your local ACIO and they'll get you back in with minimum of fuss (providing you weren't asked to leave in the first place) and it'll be like you never left. Check with your ACIO, but if you go back within 6 months of leaving (applies to quite a few peeps apparently) it may count as unbroken service.

If you want to stay in civvie street and get the best of both worlds the TA is far and away a better option than mobilising as a Reg Reserve. I'm guessing you were in the Rifles? There are Coys from 6 & 7 Rifles throughout the South. Have a look here:6 RIFLES7 RIFLES

If you want to stick with Yeomanry lot (each to their own), I'm guessing you'll have to learn to be a tankie at Bovington before you become deployable and I don't know how many bods the cavalry TA send out on Ops. In the infantry you'll not only be immediately eligible to go, but the demand for trained infantrymen is such that any offer to mobilise will be immediately seized on!

you have the chance to look around at everything on offer. you will be told that every regt is better than the next, and you will be told that only this or that regt sends guys on ops. all bollocks, and little to do with what you should join for. what do you want to do with your spare time and how far are you prepared to travel?

go to every unit within your distance and speak to them, see what the do, speak to the guys etc etc. if you like them, and the role suits you, go for it.

I think you have to wait a month before you can join the TA from reg service. (Continuation of work if less than a month.) If you are getting fobbed off - go to a different unit or try a specialist unit.